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Artificial intelligence models built to predict liver disease from blood tests are twice as likely to miss disease in women as in men, a new study by UCL researchers has …
Gender bias revealed in AI tools screening for liver disease Read More
Frequent players of video games show superior sensorimotor decision-making skills and enhanced activity in key regions of the brain as compared to non-players, according to a recent study by Georgia …
Study: Video game players show enhanced brain activity, decision-making skill Read More
Fibrosis is the thickening of various tissues caused by the deposition of fibrillar extracellular matrix (ECM) in tissues and organs as part of the body’s wound healing response to various …
Deconstructing the mechanics of bone marrow disease Read More
As their brain regions linked to self-control mature, preschoolers improve in their ability to stop themselves from doing something, according to new research published in JNeurosci. A component of self-control …
How preschoolers’ brains develop self-control Read More
This year’s annual report from the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Healthy Youth Development—Prevention Research Center (HYD-PRC) highlights that pregnancy, birth and sexually transmitted infections (STI) rates have decreased among …
Report details a decrease in teen pregnancy, birth and STI rates in Minnesota Read More
For most patients, a pulse oximeter is a familiar device from visits to the doctor’s office. Placed on a finger or a patient’s ear lobe, pulse oximeters are an easy …
Racial disparities in care tied to differences in pulse oximeter performance Read More
A research group at Leipzig University Hospital, led by Professor Ulrich Hacker, together with scientists from Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, has investigated what influences the life expectancy of …
Advanced tumor disease: Inflammatory response in blood a driving factor Read More